Nature

The unique climate of the Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve assists in providing a home to an extremely diverse collection of species. The most amphibians and reptiles east of Ontario can be found in the Biosphere Reserve. The biosphere reserve is a hotspot for biodiversity and is home to 75% of Nova Scotia’s species at risk. […]

The SNBRA Community Outreach Team has made eight Monarch Butterfly gardens across south western Nova Scotia this summer. These gardens will help increase the populations of the endangered Monarch Butterfly. Monarchs miraculously fly all the way to Nova Scotia from Mexico in search of its host plant, Milkweed. Monarchs will only lay their eggs on […]

The Community Outreach Team held a two day event at Oaklawn Farm Zoo in Aylesford, Nova Scotia. The event was to celebrate the successful hatching of approximately 50 Blandings Turtles, an endangered species in the province. The turtle eggs were taken from Kejimkujik National Park and Historic Site and incubated at Oaklawn Farm Zoo. These […]